The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
WHEREAS the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, which was signed on 24 February 1976 in Bali, Indonesia, was amended by the First and the Second Protocols Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, which were signed on 15 December 1987 and 25 July 1998, resp
ASEAN Environment Ministers met at the 8th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment on the 13 October 2004, to review and enhance cooperation on regional environmental issues. The ASEAN Environment Ministers also met their counterparts from the People’s Republic of China, Japan and t
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AFTA/ACFTA
(1) 21st Century: Is the China threat still in existence among ASEAN Member Count
Aware that the countries of ASEAN are rich in biodiversity and home to many endangered species of wild fauna and flora;
Recognizing the conservation actions and commitments that have already been made with respect to the species regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Enda
Joint Press Release
1. His Excellency Mr. Suwit Khunkitti of the Kingdom of Thailand, officially opened and delivered the Welcoming Address to the ASEAN Ministers who are responsible for CITES on the occasion of the ASEAN Ministerial Session on CITES, Bangkok,
1.The 8th Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM) was held in Brunei Darussalam from 11th to 13th October 2004. It was chaired by Mr. Zainal Abidin Dato Paduka Haji Ahm
JOINT PRESS STATEMEN
1. The ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministers of the Peoples’ Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea held their fourth meeting in Yangon, Myanmar, 8 October 2004 under the chairmanship of H.
Joint Press Statement
1.The Eighth Conference of the ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 7-8 October 2004 preceded by a Senior Officials Meeting on 5-6 October 2004.
2. The Meeting was atten
1. H.E. General Khin Nyunt, the Prime Minister of Myanmar, officially opened the Twenty-sixth Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) which was held on 7 October 2004 in Yangon, Myanmar
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1. The Fourth Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (AMRDPE) was held in Singapore on 7 October 2004. The Meeting was preceded by the Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting for the 4th AMRDPE from 4 – 5 October 2004.
2.The Meeting was of
